4 Reasons why Bray Wyatt vs The Miz isn't for the Universal Championship

Bray Wyatt is scheduled to face The Miz at Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC) in a few days. Their match was confirmed last week on SmackDown when Wyatt mocked The Awesome One with a photoshopped picture of his family.

Recently, Wyatt's alter ego, The Fiend, faced Daniel Bryan at Survivor Series in a Universal Title match. A few weeks later, he ripped Bryan's hair off his head. This could be a hint for a personality change in Bryan's character but we are not sure about that. Reportedly, it was Bryan's call to not face Wyatt at TLC and this is why The Miz replaced him. But the question here remains: Why isn't this a title match? Here are four possible reasons why Bray Wyatt isn't defending his Universal Championship against The Miz at the last pay-per-view of the year.

#4 WWE hasn't booked The Miz to receive a title shot

Even though The Miz was involved considerably in the Daniel Bryan-Bray Wyatt storyline, he wasn't the one The Fiend had intended to feud with. Interestingly though, The A-lister was the one going to face The Fiend at Survivor Series but WWE nixed these plans and the Universal Champion faced Bryan instead at the pay-per-view.

Bryan and Wyatt built-up most of their rivalry on Miz TV, but this doesn't grant The Miz a title match automatically. What Wyatt did last week on SmackDown was just one way to start a feud between The Awesome One and him, but the storyline isn't meant to provide The A-Lister with a title shot. Instead, it's a personal war between The Eater of Worlds and The Miz (and his family) and it's probably right to keep the Universal Championship away from it.

#3 WWE may not want to involve The Miz with a World Championship match he isn't going to win in

The Miz has been working for WWE for many years now. Previously, he used to work as a heel but has done a wonderful job as a babyface in recent months. The Miz has proved that he can play any sort of character in WWE flawlessly, which is what makes him a special Superstar in our eyes.

He may not be a main event wrestler in Vince McMahon's WWE, but he is still one of the most popular Superstars in the company.

For months now, WWE fans have been rooting for a World Championship run for the A-lister but it seems like the creatives are holding it off. Maybe, they want to push The Miz in the future, but right now, have other plans for him. This could be why he is facing Bray Wyatt a non-title match at TLC.

#2 To avoid any confusions that would've been created if this was a title match

Out of all the things in WWE, one thing that is certain is that The Fiend isn't done with Daniel Bryan yet. Both the Superstars will be facing each other very soon, most probably at Royal Rumble 2020. The company's sudden decision to book a match between Wyatt and The Miz, naturally, doesn't seem to be in line with the ongoing storyline.

Everything happened so instantly that it doesn't seem to be the right match for TLC. There are a lot of confusing questions standing in the way such as Why is The Miz involved in this rivalry? Why isn't The Fiend working at TLC? and, most important of all, where is Bryan?

WWE may have booked Wyatt vs Miz as a non-title match to avoid further questioning from the fans. It'll most likely be a one-night affair between the two and allow the company to focus on the main storyline, that is The Fiend vs Daniel Bryan.

#1 The A-Lister could win the match

Most of the WWE fans are assuming that Bray Wyatt will defeat The Miz at TLC because... well he's Bray Wyatt, who is probably the most over WWE Superstar at the moment. And this is why he isn't going to lose his championship for a long time. Vince McMahon seems so invested in Wyatt's character development that he isn't allowing wrestlers to beat him via pinfall.

However, we have to admit that it's The Fiend (as a wrestler) who's over with the WWE Universe and not Bray Wyatt, except for his Firefly Fun House segments. Assuming that Daniel Bryan will face The Fiend at next year's Royal Rumble, we can say that he will be playing a role during The Miz vs Wyatt at TLC. What if Bryan comes to TLC and costs Wyatt the match, allowing The A-Lister to win clean? It isn't likely to happen but it's WWE, and they will want to make things rememberable for the fans.

How would this benefit the product? It'll strengthen Wyatt's feud with Bryan going forward and will make things more personal between him and The Fiend. Also, it'll provide a huge victory to The Miz. Since it's a non-title match, it wouldn't hurt anyone.